These five poem-to-song activities are a joyful way to practice reading fluency and/or build music skills. The elements of music which are embedded in poetry (beat, meter, rhythm, inflection, phrasing, and form) help us to easily transform spoken language into music. As students engage in these activities, they naturally develop their E.A.R.S. (expression, accuracy, rate & smoothness – the elements of reading and music fluency). These pieces work equally well as classroom activities or perfo